He serves as a co-director of the Center for Qualitative Studies.

His research primarily involves philosophical, moral, and methodological issues in psychology and other human and social sciences.

In recent years, Brinkmann has been studying the impact of psychiatric diagnoses on individuals and society.

[1][2] Svend Brinkmann received his BA in philosophy in 1999 from Aarhus University.

[3] Svend Brinkmann has been author or co-author on several books, many of which have been translated into English.